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“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” - Thomas Jefferson

Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 4 months ago to Philosophy
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This tenet of liberty has been and is being violated by the federal and state governments ad nauseum. It must be stopped.

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  • Posted by andrewtroy 9 years, 4 months ago
    “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” - Thomas Jefferson

    Agreed. So in a society as complex as ours, how can tax allocations be made equitably? For example, are we agreed that interstate highways (federal) and state highways (state) provide infrastructure that enhances trade between and within our land? Yes? Spend tax dollars on it. Are we agreed that the military can protect our borders from those who wish to do us harm? Yes? Spend tax dollars on it. Are we agreed that sexually explicit art enhances and promotes a positive outlook on life? No? Don't spend tax money on it. The list goes on and on. A huge topic and one that drives right to the core of altruism and sacrifice vs. investment and self interest.
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  • Posted by Seer 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    A woman could not have imagined a Leyden Jar.

    Or can't you just imagine Newton's mother, had she been alive, saying: "I told you , Isaac, not to stick your finger in your eye!**

    Or Franklin's wife:

    "Ben, you come inside right now out of that storm and stop putting iron keys on kite strings. You're going to hurt yourself"
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    Posted by Seer 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Personally, I rue the day women were given the vote. They have chosen to misuse their franchise. Women, on average, do think differently than men. Look at the carnage they have brought on America.

    How many times do women get an idea?
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  • Posted by Seer 9 years, 4 months ago
    Even worse:
    "To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of behaviors he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."

    Again, taken to its (illogical) extreme.
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  • Posted by Seer 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Or how about we teach kids all about how to do sex when they are in middle school? The (illogical) extreme.
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  • Posted by mminnick 9 years, 4 months ago
    The idea of freedom and equality of the sexes is disbelieved and abhorred by approximately 1/2 the worl population including a segment of America society. Does this mean we should stop teaching this in our schools and as part of the naturalization process (the freedom part. I don't think sexual equality is taught in those classes.)
    I think not irrespective of Jefferson's wonderful statement
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